A Night at the Roxbury Page #13

STEVE:

(soloing much louder)

'Here! The moment is now, no

place for goodbyes...'

INTERCOM:

Male voice starts singing the next lyric.

INTERCOM (V.O.)

'And now I'm not so sure... doo

doo... deep in my heart...'

DOUG/STEVE/INTERCOM (V.O.)

This is it!

BACK TO SCENE:

They stop singing.

INTERCOM (V.O.)

You guys know 'Footloose'?

DOUG:

(running to

intercom)

Actually, we're here to see Mr.

Zadir. It's Steve and Doug Butabi.

STEVE:

(softly to himself)

'... pick up your Sunday shoes...'

INTERCOM (V.O.)

Mr. Zadir's not here.

STEVE:

We were supposed to have a meeting

with him about our ideas. Like

there's one where the inside is

outside and there's one about a

jungle and...

DOUG:

(shutting him up,

covering the

intercom)

Steve! Never talk concepts with

the intercom.

(to intercom)

Can we come inside and wait for

him?

INTERCOM (V.O.)

No.

DOUG:

Can we leave him a message?

INTERCOM (V.O.)

No.

STEVE:

(to Doug)

Let's just forget it.

DOUG:

Stay strong, sailor.

(to intercom)

Do you know where we can find him?

INTERCOM (V.O.)

He's at the office in Wilshire.

They jump in the car and drive off.

INTERCOM:

INTERCOM (V.O.)

(singing 'Footloose')

... 'Everybody cut, everybody

cut... doo doo.'

CUT TO:

EXT. OFFICE BUILDING - LATER

We see a large engraved marble "Zadir Industries" sign

above the entrance.

CUT TO:

INT. ELEVATOR - LATER

We see each elevator button is the name of Zadir's many

businesses (Zadir Dry Cleaners, Zadir Beepers, Zadir

Gaming & Entertainment, Zadir Real Estate, Executive

Suite).

DOUG AND STEVE:

listen to a MUZAK VERSION of "WHAT IS LOVE" by Haddaway.

Their heads begin to bop very slowly. A hot-looking

businesswoman gets on. They guys smile politely and wait

patiently. We hear a DING. The businesswoman gets off.

DOUG:

Hey, Steve, did you notice we

forgot to ask her something?

STEVE:

You mean, 'What's up?'

DOUG:

Yeah. That's weird.

STEVE:

Actually, it's not. We're both

involved in serious relationships

now, and our ladies know they can

trust us. 'Trust' being the key

element in any worthwhile

commitment.

DOUG:

Why go out for burgers when we've

got steak at home?

STEVE:

You're right. We should get lunch

after this.

INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICES - RECEPTION - CONTINOUS ACTION

Elevator doors open. Doug and Steve exit onto a very

modern white glass floor.

RECEPTION AREA:

Doug and Steve walk over to a RECEPTIONIST.

DOUG:

Doug and Steve Butabi for Mr.

Zadir.

RECEPTIONIST:

You're brothers?

Doug and Steve give each other a look. They're tempted

to tell their "brother joke."

DOUG:

Ma'am, thanks for the setup, but

we really can't get into that

right now.

Steve looks down the hall of offices to his left.

STEVE'S POV

At the end of the hall, Mr. Zadir and Dooey quickly walk

by.

BACK TO SCENE:

STEVE:

Doug, Mr. Zadir!

The guys run down the hall.

RECEPTIONIST:

Hey, you can't...!

HALLWAY:

The guys run past office files, they pass a Fed Ex woman.

Steve stops in his tracks.

STEVE:

Look, I'm sorry to disappoint you,

but I'm in a serious relationship

right now.

Steve immediately jumps back into full stride.

END OF HALLWAY:

The guys turn a corner.

CONFERENCE ROOM DOOR

As Dooey closes the door, we see Mr. Zadir at the head of

a board meeting. Zadir does not see them. Dooey turns

around.

DOUG/STEVE

Dooey! My very main man. Up top!

The guys raise their hands to high five.

CUT TO:

INT. RECEPTION AREA - LATER

Dooey forcefully drags the guys by their shirts, through

the door and towards the elevators.

STEVE:

(sincere)

So, Dooey, how's everything goin'?

DOUG:

Ragin' party last night.

DOOEY:

Yeah, is that what my mother said

to you...

(indicating he heard

them in the limo)

... or was it my father?

Dooey drops the guys next to the elevator, presses the

down button, begins to walk away.

DOUG:

So, Zadir wants to have this

meeting by the elevators?

Dooey stops and slowly turns around.

DOOEY:

Those Redi Whip cans were a big hit

last night. I was out till four in

the morning trying to find more.

STEVE:

(impressed)

From dusk 'til dawn -- you, sir, are

a party animal.

DOOEY:

(threatening)

Don't go near Mr. Zadir. He was

drunk last night and he doesn't even

remember you. You think you're the

first losers he's picked up that I've

had to get rid of come Monday?

DOUG:

Uh... Doo-man, I don't know if I'm

reading my diss-meter correctly.

Because are we being blown off.

DOOEY:

Just stay away if you know what's

good for you.

Dooey walks away. The guys are in shock for a beat.

Suddenly, Doug bolts full speed past Dooey and back into

the office. Dooey follows.

CUT TO:

INT. CONFERENCE ROOM DOOR

Doug runs up to the shut door and starts banging. No

response. He notices, to the left, a glass window

looking into the conference room.

DOUG'S POV

Zadir looks up -- we can't tell if he sees Doug or not.

BACK TO SCENE:

Suddenly, two burly security guys pull Doug away.

CUT TO:

EXT. ZADIR'S OFFICE BUILDING - LATER

The security guys physically push the guys out the

building.

STEVE:

(to security)

Alright, so we'll see you guys later.

The security guys, unfazed, walk back in.

CUT TO:

INT. VAN - LATER

The guys get in and sit there, depressed. After a

beat...

STEVE:

What do you want to do?

DOUG:

I can't talk to you right now.

Give me a second.

STEVE:

Maybe we should just go back to

work.

DOUG:

Yeah, and maybe we should just go

to college and not put gel in our

hair and starts wearing blue jeans.

Let's do that, Steve!

STEVE:

... Sorry.

Steve suddenly gets an idea and reaches into the glove

compartment. He pulls out the piece of paper with

Cambi's number on it -- we see he's put it in a small

lucite frame.

STEVE:

(trying to cheer

Doug up)

Cambi's number.

Doug looks up at the number, starts to come out of his

funk.

STEVE:

We had a sweet time last night,

didn't we?

DOUG:

Sweet ass time.

STEVE:

Diabetic. I could see doing that

again, maybe even a couple a times

a week, right?

DOUG:

The ladies await, my friend. Cell!

Steve slaps a cellular phone into Doug's hand. Steve

looks down, shifts again, they pull out.

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